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That’s right, y’all. I just finished reading John, and now that I’ve read all the gospels twice, I feel confident that they are ready for my ironclad heirarchy. But Nolan, the haters are saying, there are more gospels than just the canonical ones. What about the Gospel of Thomas? of Judas? Just so you know,…

And why I love them. What is it about the Book of Isaiah? You may be saying, “Nolan, I’ve never even heard of the book of Isaiah.” Or you may be saying, “I didn’t know there was anything about the Book of Isaiah.” I’m here to tell you, there is something to this book. Don’t…

I left this video in here because originally, I was going to do a post about the Book of Isaiah. I’ll save it for next week, and just leave the video here anyway. Three crucial moments in my understanding of the Old Testament:                 As a sophomore in college, I got into a serious relationship…

I have not been current at all about reviewing books or about the progress I am making in my quest to “Read All Shakespeare 2022.” So here is an update. Non-Shakespeare: The books I have read this year, in order, complete with my elegant sorting system. God Knows, Joseph Heller, thumbs down. (An interviewer once…

Hi everybody! I’m very excited to announce that I have just sent out the first queries to literary agents. With any luck, my novel will have representation soon. I’ve also thrown my hat into the ring, as it were, of the James Jones First Novelist Fellowship (first prize ten thousand bucks). What better time to…

Here’s an old take from practice with my college band, Rude Mood (it was just me and Tristin, but still, I think we rocked it here). What do you think? Did we rock or suck?

Last week I spoke about Melville, and the impression that Moby Dick gave me. Following along with that, I want to explore a concept that will lead us from Melville to the true focus of this blog, which is to chronicle my reading and opinions of the complete works of Shakespeare in 2022. Expect to…

I was studying nonfiction writing at NYU a few years ago when I started a project to do all the “old assigned reading.” In other words, all the books I should have read years ago in high school English class. I didn’t do assigned readings in high school (and that’s how I ended up in…